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What is a perinatal infection?

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A perinatal infection is a maternal infection that is transmitted to the fetus after membrane rupture or during labor or delivery.

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What is a description of perinatal infection?
Includes bacterial/viral illnesses from a mother to her baby either while the baby is still in the uterus, during the delivery process, or shortly after birth. Maternal infection may cause...
How may perinatal infection be prevented?
Use of a barrier method of contraceptive (condom). A woman's nutritional status may contribute to her ability to fight off infections. Proper prenatal care may improve outcomes and prevention.
How is the perinatal infection human papillomavirus treated in newborns?
Cesarean delivery rather than vaginal delivery seems to reduce the risk of transmission of HPV from mothers to infants.
What type of lifestyle may promote perinatal infection?
Intravenous drug use and sexual intercourse with infected partners increases the risks of exposure to most of these infections.
Can the perinatal infection of a pregnant woman be passed to her partner?
Men can become infected and can transmit many of these infections to other women. The sexual partners of women who have these infections also should seek medical treatment.